Siege of Tripolitsa
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The Siege of Tripolitsa was a pivotal 1821 Greek War of Independence campaign in which Greek revolutionaries captured the Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa in the Peloponnese, leading to a decisive shift in control of the region.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Tripolitsa canonical | 3 |
| Fall of Tripolitsa | 1 |
| Sack of Tripolitsa | 1 |
| πολιορκία της Τριπολιτσάς | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Greek War of Independence
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| aftermath |
controversy over atrocities committed after the capture
ⓘ
establishment of Greek control over Tripolitsa ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Tripolitsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall of Tripolitsa
Siege of Tripolitsa ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Tripolitsa
|
| belligerent |
Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa
ⓘ
revolutionary Greek forces ⓘ |
| chronology | early campaign of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| combatant |
Greek revolutionaries
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| conflict | Greek War of Independence ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | high civilian casualties among Muslim and Jewish inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasCause | Greek uprising against Ottoman rule ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Hurshid Pasha
ⓘ
Kehagias Mustafa ⓘ Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of Greek control over much of the Peloponnese
ⓘ
increased international attention to the Greek revolt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Morea ⓘ |
| location |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ Tripolitsa ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Greek irregular fighters
ⓘ
Ottoman Albanian troops ⓘ Theodoros Kolokotronis ⓘ |
| opponent |
Greek revolutionaries
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek War of Independence
ⓘ
Peloponnesian campaigns of 1821–1822 ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnesian campaign of 1821
|
| precededBy | outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| result |
Greek victory
ⓘ
capture of Tripolitsa by Greek revolutionaries ⓘ massacre of the Muslim and Jewish population of Tripolitsa ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive shift in control of the Peloponnese to Greek forces
ⓘ
major psychological boost for the Greek revolutionary cause ⓘ pivotal campaign in the early phase of the Greek War of Independence ⓘ weakened Ottoman authority in southern Greece ⓘ |
| startTime | 1821 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | capture of the main Ottoman administrative center in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| target |
Ottoman garrison of Tripolitsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa
|
| tookPlaceIn |
Tripoli, Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Tripolitsa, central Peloponnese
|
| year | 1821 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fall of Tripolitsa
this entity surface form:
Sack of Tripolitsa
this entity surface form:
πολιορκία της Τριπολιτσάς